Laundry... A Different Perspective

Since coming to school I have only done my own laundry a few times. This is because I live close-ish to home and so when I go, I take my laundry and my mom does it for me! Love you mom! But this week I ran out of some essentials, like jeans and underwear and socks. So I had to do my own laundry on Friday. It was a great time for me to stop and think. I mostly thought about laundry. I was folding my clothes with a great sense of pride that my clothes were all the same color and size as they were when I put them in the hamper a few days ago! Good job! Hi-Five to myself! But as I was folding it, the stacks were getting higher and higher and I looked down and saw that I was fully clothed and I looked to the left and saw a closet full of clothes and when I went to put my clothes in the drawers I noticed that my shirts didn't all fit and I barely had room to put my pants away. Well, when my older siblings hear that and see this...

(My stacks of Clean Clothes)

They think, "What a spoiled little girl!" But, I just want to clear some things up about my laundry situation. I am so thankful for all of the clothes and laundry that I have! It has 2 points of significance for me. 

1. These clothes are an investment. I have warn the same clothes since 7th grade as well as a bunch of new clothes that I have collected over the years. I call clothes an investment because since coming to school I have spent $25 on clothes. That's not very much in 4 months! I have so clothes all through high school that keep me covered. So I am saving money because of all the clothes that I have!

2. My clothes are an incentive to eat right and exercise regularly. If I were to start eating a lot of junk food all the time and never work out, I would out grow my clothes. I know how much money I have spent on clothes through the years and to all of a sudden have to go and buy a whole new wardrobe to stay appropriate, I would be spending a lot of money! I don't have that kind of money. So, instead of spending a ton of money on a larger wardrobe, I just try and eat well and exercise. It works! 

So yeah, I'm thankful for the clothes that I have and that I have a LOT of clothes! It is kind of sad sometimes though when I think of the clothes I have and still have a complex about "what should I wear?" Anyways. I'm not spoiled, I just have made wise investments. 

Honestly this is a weird post. But, be thankful for your clothes and what you have, whether it's a lot of clothes or a little bit of clothes, they keep you warm and appropriate and I'm thankful for them!